feed intolerant

I'm starting to lose hope that the drs in nicu can find something to help feed my baby. He's now 32 weeks after being born at 26. He is unable to tolerate his feeds. They have tried so many things & nothing has helped him keep the milk down. He's had medications, carabel, pump feeds, a longer feeding tube down to his intestines & the poor thing can't keep it down. I don't know what to do or how to feel. I need him to grow!!!

I'm starting to lose hope that the drs in nicu can find something to help feed my baby. He's now 32 weeks after being born at 26. He is unable to tolerate his feeds. They have tried so many things & nothing has helped him keep the milk down. He's had medications, carabel, pump feeds, a longer feeding tube down to his intestines & the poor thing can't keep it down. I don't know what to do or how to feel. I need him to grow!!!

have they mentioned reflux? my dd was on contentious feeds for a awhile then they started to reduce the time. 20ml over 1hr then over 30 mins. is your lo getting breastmilk or formula? is it being fortified? if its breastmilk maybe try to cut out dairy..if formula maybe they can switch the kind. my dd couldnt tolerate neosure

have they mentioned reflux? my dd was on contentious feeds for a awhile then they started to reduce the time. 20ml over 1hr then over 30 mins. is your lo getting breastmilk or formula? is it being fortified? if its breastmilk maybe try to cut out dairy..if formula maybe they can switch the kind. my dd couldnt tolerate neosure

He's been having breast milk, they have literally tried all sorts! He's had different medications & thickener put in his milk. He's had continuous feeds but he had bradys n desats. He has sever acid reflux, nothing works!!!

He's been having breast milk, they have literally tried all sorts! He's had different medications & thickener put in his milk. He's had continuous feeds but he had bradys n desats. He has sever acid reflux, nothing works!!!

Aw Mama, I feel your pain. Have they brought up the option of a fundoplication and/or pyloroplasty? When my baby girl had her g-button put in she also had these two procedures done. Although she takes all her nutrition through her button now, she is able to keep it all down!

Aw Mama, I feel your pain. Have they brought up the option of a fundoplication and/or pyloroplasty? When my baby girl had her g-button put in she also had these two procedures done. Although she takes all her nutrition through her button now, she is able to keep it all down!

If lo food is being fortified ask them to stop for a couple days and see. We went through the same thing with out 27 weeker. Literally the pharmacy ran out of option to fortify with including elemental formula and preemie formula. As soon as they stopped mixing stuff with her milk the issue stopped. Eventually we were able to add in Neosure supplemental (she refuses BM and formula mixed). She now eats 2 bottles BM then the next feed is formula. DD is 11 weeks actual or 39 weeks gestation adjusted. We didn't add formula back in until 36.5 weeks.

If lo food is being fortified ask them to stop for a couple days and see. We went through the same thing with out 27 weeker. Literally the pharmacy ran out of option to fortify with including elemental formula and preemie formula. As soon as they stopped mixing stuff with her milk the issue stopped. Eventually we were able to add in Neosure supplemental (she refuses BM and formula mixed). She now eats 2 bottles BM then the next feed is formula. DD is 11 weeks actual or 39 weeks gestation adjusted. We didn't add formula back in until 36.5 weeks.

Good luck. Feeding intolerance stinks soooo much. We were so frustrated day after day that nothing was working. If was a fight to stop fortifying because dd wasn't on the growth chart and they wanted all the calories of fortifier but finally I just plain refused to allow them to give her anything but my milk.

Good luck. Feeding intolerance stinks soooo much. We were so frustrated day after day that nothing was working. If was a fight to stop fortifying because dd wasn't on the growth chart and they wanted all the calories of fortifier but finally I just plain refused to allow them to give her anything but my milk.

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